Bilingualism
Bilingual education has been proven effective in supercharging children’s learning and even changing the structure of the human brain.
At ISL, a bilingual education is an essential part of our curriculum setting your child up for long term educational benefits and a lifetime of learning. The term ‘bilingual education’ refers to the use of two languages throughout the course of a students’ education. A bilingual education helps students master a second language throughout their academic studies, enabling them to develop comprehensive abilities in listening speaking, reading, writing, while ensuring complete fluency in their first language.
Bilingual education has many cognitive benefits. Children that know a second language perform better in tasks that call for creative thinking, pattern recognition and problem solving. Bilingual students’ brain function is improved as the mind is challenged to recognize, find meaning and communicate in multiple languages.
Children who learn a second and third language have better memories and are more cognitively creative than single language speaking counterparts.
In an interconnected and rapidly changing world, there is an increased need for a multilingual Workforce, and the ability to conduct business in more than one language is becoming more Critical.
- Bilingual people often hold higher positions and earn better incomes than their monolingual counterparts in the same industry.
- The exposure to two languages assists students in developing an appreciation for the differences in cultures.
- Bilingualism makes people better at multitasking. People who are bilingual are multitasking without thinking about it.
- Bilingualism can increase math and reading performance. Several studies have shown a correlation between bilingualism and stronger mathematical abilities in students.
- Bilingualism increases earning potential and job opportunities. Research shows that employers from all careers prefer to hire bilingual speakers.